REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF THE COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO
AND RECORD OF ACTION
May 18, 2021
FROM
PHALOS HAIRE, Director, Preschool Services Department
SUBJECT
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Purchase Order with Chalk Spinner LLC, DBA Kodo Kids for Head Start Education Equipment
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
Authorize the Purchasing Department to issue a Purchase Order to Chalk Spinner LLC, DBA Kodo Kids, in an amount not to exceed $800,000, to purchase science, technology, engineering, and mathematics educational equipment for Preschool Services Department's Head Start classrooms.
(Presenter: Phalos Haire, Director, 383-2005)
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COUNTY AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER GOALS & OBJECTIVES
Operate in a Fiscally-Responsible and Business-Like Manner.
Provide for the Safety, Health and Social Service Needs of County Residents.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
This item does not impact Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost). The amount not to exceed $800,000 to purchase the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) educational equipment is funded by Head Start grant funds from the United States Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families. Adequate appropriation and revenue have been included in the Preschool Services Department's (PSD) 2020-21 budget.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
PSD engages in a system of continuous quality improvement that includes assessment of classroom environments to ensure the highest quality programs are provided to our community, which includes strengthening STEM learning and activities for Head Start children. The recommended purchase of STEM educational equipment provided by Chalk Spinner LLC, DBA Kodo Kids (Kodo Kids) will include, but is not limited to, engineering walls, attribute sorters, wind tunnels, and other STEM materials for each of PSD's 41 Head Start sites. Kodo Kids provides STEM products for school aged children, specifically for children 18 months to 5 ...
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